New Noninvasive Screening Test for Colorectal Cancer Developed

March 29, 2014 12:01 AM

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the world and a group of scientists in Indiana have come up with a new more accurate noninvasive screening tool that could help medical professionals better screen their patients for the disease. We’ll talk with one of the lead researchers behind the development of the new screening method on our One on One Segment
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